Sinking of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

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Sinking of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Part of the Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
Date 26 August 1914; 109 years ago (1914-08-26) Location off Río de Oro, Spanish Sahara 23°43′19″N 15°56′05″W / 23.7219°N 15.9347°W / 23.7219; -15.9347 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Henry T. Buller	Max Reymann
Strength
1 protected cruiser	1 auxiliary cruiser
Casualties and losses
1 killed 6 wounded 1 cruiser damaged	1 cruiser scuttled

The Battle of Río de Oro was a single-ship action fought in August 1914 during the First World War, when HMS Highflyer attacked the German SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off Río de Oro on the coast of Northwest Africa.